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Unfortunately the most vocal people are the only ones you’re hearing. I got the email and didn’t really care. My angel.co and LinkedIn are already public, why n

Unfortunately the most vocal people are the only ones you’re hearing. I got the email and didn’t really care. My angel.co and LinkedIn are already public, why not Triplebyte too, especially if it raises my market value. Haters gonna hate and I wouldn’t take it too seriously.

BoysenberryPi 6y ago
Just because people are not being vocal does not mean they do not care about the situation. I haven't commented on the drama from this situation but I also got the email from them and my immediate reaction was "huh, thats kinda shitty." and proceeded to hide my profiles. A lot of people feel that only people who are displeased voice their opinion and people who are satisfied stay quiet but I would be wary about that line of thought. While the angriest voices are the loudest there are definitely a good number of people who aren't happy but don't feel the need to jump into every argument
folli 6y ago
This speaks for an opt-in and not an opt-out.
GordonS 6y ago
> My angel.co and LinkedIn are already public, why not Triplebyte too Because you opted in to creating those profiles and the information they contain, and made them public. You opted in.
- camjohnson26 6y ago
  It was wrong not to make it opt in but not deserving of the level of hate they’re getting for the decision. The big tech companies do things every day that are much more damaging to your privacy and they don’t send you an email telling you. LinkedIn’s spam marketing in the early days was downright scandalous. I’ve always found Triplebyte open and insightful and their response shows they’re receptive to feedback, which is a rare thing these days. People should be respecting that instead of crucifying one of the only companies that actually listens to them. No company is perfect all the time.
  - GordonS 6y ago
    I think we're going to have to agree to disagree on this one then, as I firmly believe they are deserving of the negativity. The CEO's whole attitude towards privacy shows how they treat privacy, and no, I'm not going to "respect" that.
  - rammy1234 6y ago
    If company is upfront and listens, any feature they will release or change will be done considering the privacy and security. You give your customer power and not take it away from them. You chose what you do about your data and no one else can make that decision on behalf of you
  - CamperBob2 6y ago
    Sounds like you've been privileged to work for companies that are OK with you looking around. The analogy with dating services that people were bringing up earlier was a good one. Sure, some people are in open relationships, which is fine, but if Tinder were to assume that everybody was OK with having that aspect of their personal life exposed in public, it would be a massive problem.
  - bigiain 6y ago
    > I’ve always found Triplebyte open and insightful Even in the midst of a shitstorm where the CEO/Founder is publicly admitting to a complete lack of insight?
redshirtrob 6y ago
Are you sure about this? I didn't comment on the previous story. I didn't tweet about this. I didn't email TripleByte. I just silently purged my account of meaningful data and opted out. I'm only commenting now to cancel out your anecdote. (And FWIW, I would have done nothing had it been opt-in. I would have been happy to leave my information private and strategically take it public when it suited me. The email, and Ammon's behavior in the original thread gave me little confidence that was an option, so I nuked my data.)
hysan 6y ago
Given that he replied elsewhere in the thread that 2000 accounts went through the deletion process since the announcement, there are actual numbers supporting the idea that it isn’t just a vocal minority. Keep in mind, this is deletions, not opt-outs. The deletion process, as mentioned many times in the previous thread, takes significant lift on the user’s part.
darksaints 6y ago
Actually, he's getting loud voices from people that are: 1) really pissed off about it AND 2) compassionate enough to tell him why The easier course of action, which I chose, was to quietly say "fuck you" and delete my profile. Ammon is getting a lot of valuable feedback right now. Yes, hatemail is valuable feedback. Because for every hatemail you get, there are ten users like me that will just bounce without a peep.

BoysenberryPi 6y ago

Just because people are not being vocal does not mean they do not care about the situation. I haven't commented on the drama from this situation but I also got the email from them and my immediate reaction was "huh, thats kinda shitty." and proceeded to hide my profiles. A lot of people feel that only people who are displeased voice their opinion and people who are satisfied stay quiet but I would be wary about that line of thought. While the angriest voices are the loudest there are definitely a good number of people who aren't happy but don't feel the need to jump into every argument

folli 6y ago

This speaks for an opt-in and not an opt-out.

GordonS 6y ago

> My angel.co and LinkedIn are already public, why not Triplebyte too Because you opted in to creating those profiles and the information they contain, and made them public. You opted in.

camjohnson26 6y ago
It was wrong not to make it opt in but not deserving of the level of hate they’re getting for the decision. The big tech companies do things every day that are much more damaging to your privacy and they don’t send you an email telling you. LinkedIn’s spam marketing in the early days was downright scandalous. I’ve always found Triplebyte open and insightful and their response shows they’re receptive to feedback, which is a rare thing these days. People should be respecting that instead of crucifying one of the only companies that actually listens to them. No company is perfect all the time.
- GordonS 6y ago
  I think we're going to have to agree to disagree on this one then, as I firmly believe they are deserving of the negativity. The CEO's whole attitude towards privacy shows how they treat privacy, and no, I'm not going to "respect" that.
- rammy1234 6y ago
  If company is upfront and listens, any feature they will release or change will be done considering the privacy and security. You give your customer power and not take it away from them. You chose what you do about your data and no one else can make that decision on behalf of you
- CamperBob2 6y ago
  Sounds like you've been privileged to work for companies that are OK with you looking around. The analogy with dating services that people were bringing up earlier was a good one. Sure, some people are in open relationships, which is fine, but if Tinder were to assume that everybody was OK with having that aspect of their personal life exposed in public, it would be a massive problem.
- bigiain 6y ago
  > I’ve always found Triplebyte open and insightful Even in the midst of a shitstorm where the CEO/Founder is publicly admitting to a complete lack of insight?

redshirtrob 6y ago

Are you sure about this? I didn't comment on the previous story. I didn't tweet about this. I didn't email TripleByte. I just silently purged my account of meaningful data and opted out. I'm only commenting now to cancel out your anecdote. (And FWIW, I would have done nothing had it been opt-in. I would have been happy to leave my information private and strategically take it public when it suited me. The email, and Ammon's behavior in the original thread gave me little confidence that was an option, so I nuked my data.)

hysan 6y ago

Given that he replied elsewhere in the thread that 2000 accounts went through the deletion process since the announcement, there are actual numbers supporting the idea that it isn’t just a vocal minority. Keep in mind, this is deletions, not opt-outs. The deletion process, as mentioned many times in the previous thread, takes significant lift on the user’s part.

darksaints 6y ago

Actually, he's getting loud voices from people that are: 1) really pissed off about it AND 2) compassionate enough to tell him why The easier course of action, which I chose, was to quietly say "fuck you" and delete my profile. Ammon is getting a lot of valuable feedback right now. Yes, hatemail is valuable feedback. Because for every hatemail you get, there are ten users like me that will just bounce without a peep.